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Speedo has signed a kit sponsorship with Olympic open water swimming hopefuls Troy Prinsloo and Jessica Roux, both expected to be included in the SA team to London to be announced soon. Prinsloo and Roux recently beat rivals Chad Ho and Natalie du Toit at the recent Olympic qualifiers in Portugal, placing them in pole […]

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World class swimming action took place in Jeffreys Bay on Sunday and the couple of hundred spectators who braved the winter like conditions witnessed some of the best marathon swimming ever seen in South Africa. Martina Grimaldi, the Olympic swimmer from Italy got right down to business in the 10 Km event and stamped her […]

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World class open water swimming will take place at Marina Martinique on Sunday morning. Natalie du Toit will be in Jeffreys Bay for a training camp and will be joined by fellow Olympian Marina Grimaldi from Italy. Rachele Bruni, who is on the Italian swim team, will also be racing at the Marina. “I am […]

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South Africa’s open water swimmers will have to swim in the last Olympic qualifier in Portugal next year to make it to the 2012 Olympic Games. The women’s 10 K event was won by former South African and Midmar Mile star Keri-Anne Payne in a time of 2hrs 01 min 58 sec to earn a […]

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The South African swim team arrived in Shanghai, China over the weekend to compete in the World Swimming Championships. The 10 K marathon swim will be the official 2012 Olympic qualifying event with Chad Ho, the current world 10 K swim champion and the iconic Natalie Du Toit both being selected to compete in the […]

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Chad Ho is the reigning world champion in the 10 K marathon swim. He was also in Jeffreys Bay recently to take part in the South African Open Water Swim Champs where he tied first with Troyden Prinsloo. Chad is a genuine medal contender in the 2012 Olympic Games. Here is an interview with Chad, […]

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South Africa claimed another gold medal and a Championships Record as the SA swim team completed the final day of the Mare Nostrum Barcelona leg on Sunday. In the 50m breaststroke, Cameron van der Burgh broke James Gibson’s 2003 Championships Record of 23.71 when he raced to the finish line in a phenomenal time of […]